Deputies: Tip leads to man's arrest in Bath

A Corning resident is facing charges after deputies were asked to check on the welfare of a family after a domestic dispute, the Steuben Sheriff’s Office reported.

Christopher A. Sawyer, 29, of Lamphear Court, Corning, was arrested Friday during a traffic stop on Bonny Hill Road in the Town of Bath.

Deputies said they were asked to check on the welfare of a family at approximately 7:30 p.m. The 911 center had received a tip that Sawyer was attempting to locate a woman and child at a Bonny Hill Road location after an alleged domestic dispute in the city of Corning and that he was driving with a suspended license, deputies said.

Sawyer was pulled over after he was spotted driving on Bonny Hill Road, deputies said.
He was charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs, third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, trespass and other violations.

He was arraigned in Savona Town Court and sent to Steuben County Jail on $1,000 cash bail and $2,000 property bond. He will appear in Bath Town Court at a later date.